The Author isn't writing this for financial benefits. All rights to High School DXD is reserved Ichiei Ishibumi and without doubt, he is very rich from it, while I'm still a piss-poor undergraduate student.

Chapter 9: The girl who (formerly) drinks from cup of the Lord

So… appearantly it wasn't a dream. They are telling the truth.

And Yuuma and Issei-ni isn't an item. Not in traditional sense anyway. They are bound by magic. Yuuma tried to kill Issei-ni on their first date.

I knew it! Haha, my brother the (former) hikikomori can't be a Cassanova in a single day.

Issei-ni managed to defeat her and the fallen angel in a trench coat.

And the most shocking thing is: Issei-ni isn't a devil. No. He said he is born with this ability. Sacred gear too? Yuuma said that his energy signature is similar to one after scanning it with a sacred gear detector. It has 90% success rate too so…..

Yeah, so seems our line is blessed by God. Or something like that. The only thing I hate is why my sacred gear is a gauntlet? I mean I would like my sacred gear to be Tensa-Zangetsu-like sword. And the coat too. Uwaaaa…..

Oh, and shinigami exist! But they aren't as cool as Gotei 13. Hmph.

Anyway. Right now I'm doing a devil's job. Devil's job. Yeah. Those leaflets given to me? We send them to their home now. So apparently I'm a devil saleswoman or a marketer.

I'm using Issei-ni's bicycle to spread them to greedy human's mailbox. How do I know that? This monitor device will show me. Little red dots mean humans with greed.

The best thing is? I do it at night. It is exhilarating. The power I received in the dark. I feel so free. Unlike when I'm under sunlight, where I become weak. Buchou told me though, that once I'm adapting to my new life, sunlight will not matter to me.

Speaking of sunlight. Yuuma Amano, the fallen angel who tried to kill my brother, manipulate my kendo club's memories. Make it as if I had an injury and no longer able to compete or practice. Murayama and Katase's pitiful glances…. I had to endure that.

A part of me doesn't want to become this… Devil. I just want to return to normal life. Then Buchou gave me an offer I couldn't refuse.

Demonic powers, a.k.a. Magic. Yes. Instead of Issei-ni's tricks, I now have access to REAL magic. Haha, suck it brother. I'm now…. Superior. Whoah.

Also Buchou told me that there are ranks among the devils. Peerage she said. See, the devils increase the amount of their rank to defeat the fallen angels, but what is the use of it if the reincarnated devils are weak? There is no point! So the devil's government/authority gives us servants a chance. To rise up our rank and given our own peerage, as long as we are powerful. Being higher ranked means more wealth and status, right? Certainly a more fixed and exciting way for me instead of finding a job.

But all reincarnated devils starts at the bottom. Yep. So I'm a grunt in the marketing department and maybe someday, there will be (Wait, this sounds like communist fairy tale) a day where I become the Marketing Director, hahahahahaha.

Well….. A long way from that.

Funnily, I'm pretty sure Buchou use her demonic power to persuade me. That, or Buchou is a scarily competent saleswoman. She is so persuasive.

Anyway, now my routine consists of sending leaflet, taking lessons about devils society, and honing my physical and magical abilities.

My parents, they are okay with it after Buchou do her magic. Now everytime I came home after exhausting days my parents only said "Welcome Home". So convenient, Buchou's demonic power sure is amazing. I want to learn more from her.

Speaking about amazing, I was really amazed how much authority Buchou have in the academy. The academy we go to is Buchou's territory. That's why she is like the controller of the academy behind the scene. It seems like the person in the highest position in our academy have ties with the Devils and therefore can't oppose the people from the House of Gremory

In other words, the academy is basically Buchou's personal belonging. That's also the reason why we are able to enter the school at night. The reason why I want to become a high-class devil and establish my own….. Hyoudou Clan! Like in the movies, I'll rise up from the street to become leader of underworld Yakuza, hehehe.

And now back to my current work.

Every day, I go around on my bicycle, posting a leaflet which can summon Rias Gremory's group inside the mailboxes by using a mysterious device. A secret machine developed by Devil's technology. I'm not kidding, technology. In a world where its inhabitants use magical abilities, they also have technologies. As weird as it is.

It has a shape of those current portable game devices. There's a screen, and it has buttons. It's a touch-pen type device. So it comes with a touch-pen.I'm using the device the way I was told to. I don't even want to know what's inside the creator of this thing when he made them.

The monitor displays the map of the town I live in, Buchou's territory. Each Devil is given a certain territory in the human world, and they can only do their job within their territory. In other words, we get summoned, we then make contracts, and then we grant their wish only in this territory. As a price, we receive an award fitting for the particular wish they make. It can be money, an object, and at times even their life.

Well, it seems like there aren't any contractors who will go far to use their life to make a wish these days.

Even if there was a person like that, it usually gets cancelled since the price doesn't match up with their wish.

According to Buchou, "People's values aren't equal".

Yup, it's harsh. Adam Smith will be proud.

Anyway, As long as there are lights flashing on the monitor, my work isn't finished. And they never finished. The dots don't look like they are decreasing. In fact, they increased. Human greed sure is great. The worst thing? The leaflet can only be used once.

I volunteer to buchou to spread it in Monday morning, but she said I can't. Daylight is hour of gods and his angels, we are limited by nights. Hmm… At this rate my time will be wasted on this instead of more productive activity.

Well, by doing this, Rias-buchou and the others can continue to be active and we never run out of jobs. So we are certainly increasing our point as being a Devil. Maybe not so unproductive.

It seems like we get acknowledged by the King of Devils if we keep on making contracts and granting the wish of a human. So if I continue working like this, then I will be able to receive a peerage from the King! Wait, or is it queen? We don't know for sure. Oh well….

So it's better to take on bigger jobs.

I want it! I also want to make a contract! Then I'll make the Hyoudou clan, Yaksa of Underworld. Hahahahahaha.

But how long do I have to continue doing this…?

Six days passed

Perverts! Yeah, those are the type of clients I have for the last three days

Three times in a row!

What the hell!

Buchou told me my days sending leaflet are over, then she writes a seal on my palm, the magic circle on my palm glows and I am teleported. Nothing wrong so far.

And when I arrive one wants to make me cosplay. Well, it is Koneko-chan's client originally so I think, okay, just this once. Got a bad review, he said that I walk like a robot or a gangster, fuck you old man.

The second is a guy calling himself mil-tan, wants to become magical girl. What?! Well at least after I calm him down, We get to watch tv. My contract is rendered invalid, although fortunately, I get good review.

Buchou listened to my plea. So most of my contract now consists of me bodyguarding someone. Haha. Yep. I'm a mercenary now. The boss likes me, saying that he arranged for me to become semi-permanent guard. Buchou declined, however, since I have other duties.

It makes me wonder though, what kind of contract Buchou, Akeno-senpai, and Kiba-kun do?

Is this sex-related?! NO…. Not kiba-kun. He looks so pure….

"Ahuu"

While thinking all about that, a person suddenly falls behind me, when I look over my shoulder, my eyebrow twitched. A nun falls behind me. A nun fallen behind a devil, Is my life a cosmic joke now?

Her arms are spread wide open and she looks like she is falling face first to the ground. It is so clumsy, it is almost comical.

"O-oi, are you okay?" My instinct is to help her. I give her a hand.

"Uuh. Why do I keep on tripping over… Oh, I'm sorry. Thank you very much." Judging from her voice, she is young. Is she the same age as me?

I take her hand to lift her up.

Wind blows, cliché I know, but it really happened

The nun's veil flies off because of the wind. Her blonde hair, which is hidden underneath, falls down onto her shoulders. Her straight blonde hair is sparkling with light because of the sunshine… and her green eyes.

She is so beautiful.

And taller than me.

It doesn't look like Buchou or Akeno-senpai's erotic beauty, hers is pure.

"U-um, are you okay?" the object of my attention moves closer. I instinctively take two steps back. The silver crucifix hanging from her neck gives me bad vibes.

I'm a devil after all.

Out of awkwardness , I pick up her veil. Luckily, it landed nearby.

"Traveling?"

"No, that's not it. I was appointed to the Church in this town… You must be a resident of this town. It's a pleasure to meet you." She bows her head.

I bow my head in return

Hmmm. Getting placed in the Church of this town. Staff reassignment? A foreign girl to boot? Perhaps the church here is having a tough time..

"I have been in trouble since I got here. Ummm, I can't speak Japanese that well and I was lost and other people couldn't understand what I was saying…" She holds her hand together in front of her chest and looks really sad.

Oh, so she doesn't speak Japanese.

The reason why she can speak with me is because this is the power of a Devil. That's what Buchou told me before.

"Language". The moment you turn into a Devil, everyone in the world can understand what you are saying. People listening to you will hear it in the language they are most familiar with. If they are American, then they will hear it in English. If they are Spanish, then they will hear it in Spanish. And also the opposite. If they speak in a language besides Japanese, you will hear it in Japanese."

A handy ability, I love being a devil more and more.

During the English lecture, I heard everything in Japanese. I was shocked. When I was told to read an English paragraph by the English teacher, I somehow read it and all of my classmates looked shocked since my accent is natural. Of course they would. I speak English naturally now, so obviously my classmates will be shocked.

Even the teacher froze because of it. Well, the letters and vocabulary didn't change to Japanese because it's limited to sound only. But that's good enough. It's amazing if I can exchange language anywhere in the world.

Just like that, I'm eligible to become a world citizen and enjoy the wonder of globalization.

"I think I might know where the Church is." I think there is an old Church in the outer part of this town. I think it's that Church. But is it still even used?

"Y-You do! T-Thank you! This is all thanks to God!"

I shouldn't help her, since I'm a Devil. She is the type of human that I shouldn't talk to or get involved with. But I can't leave a girl in trouble alone. Like this, I took the nun to the Church.

Sounds like a joke, right? A nun and a she-devil walks into a church.

On our way to the Church, we went past a park.

"Uwaaaaaah!" What I heard was the cry of a boy.

"Are you alright Yosh-kun?" He will be fine since he is with his mum. It seems like he just tripped over. But suddenly, the nun who is walking behind me walks towards the park.

"Hey."

The nun went inside the park and went towards the boy who is sitting down and crying. I also followed her.

"Are you okay? Boys shouldn't cry with a minor injury like this." The nun pats the boy's head gently. The boy probably don't understand what she is saying. But she has a very kind expression. She put her palm where the boy has injured himself.

Next moment, I was in shock. A green light orb appears from her palm and is flashing onto the boy's knee. What's that? Demonic-powers? Can't be. She is a nun. When I look carefully, the boy's injury starts to disappear. Is the light from her hand healing the boy's injury?

Something clicks inside my mind.

A Sacred Gear.

A special power which is bestowed upon certain people. Kiba-kun said it before.

I somehow feel this is it as well. Looking at that light makes my left arm ache. This has to be related. Did my Sacred Gear react with her Sacred Gear? Is it responding to it? When I look again, the boy's injury is gone and there isn't even a trace left.

Amazing.

This is also the power of a Sacred Gear… There are so many different types of it.

The boy's mother is in shock. Anyone who sees unimaginable things will have a similar reaction.

"Here, your wounds are healed. The pain should be gone now." She pats the boy's head and looks at me.

"I'm sorry. But I had to." She laughs while sticking her tongue out.

The boy's mother, who was shocked before, shook her head then grabs the boy's hand so they can leave quickly.

"Thank you, Onee-chan!"

The boy's words. Words of gratitude.

"He said, thank you big sister."

She smiles happily after I translated for her.

"That power…"

"Yes, it's the power to heal. It's a wonderful gift that God gave me." She looks a bit sad, even though she's smiling. Somehow it seems like she has some dark past or something. I shouldn't get too deep into it.

She is, after all, a nun and I can't just say "Oh, you have sacred gear I have one as well!"

Even I didn't feel all too happy when my Sacred Gear was covering my arm. Instead, I was really shocked and angry. I still didn't know how to use this Sacred Gear. The only thing I can use it for is to mimic Ichigo Kurosaki and It is the cause of my human death.

The conversation ends there, and we continued walking towards the Church. We reached an old Church after walking for a few minutes. The only Church I know is this. It's just as old as I remember. I never heard that this place is still being used, but you can see the light inside the Church, so that means that there are people inside.

Chills start running down my spine and sweats are coming out of my body. It's been like this since before.

I knew it. I'm a Devil, so the Church, which belongs to the God and the Angels, will be an enemy's territory for me. Even Buchou strongly warned me not to get close to a Church or a shrine.

"Yes, this is the place! I'm so glad."

She shows a sigh of relief after having compared our location with the map she has. Oh, so this is the right place. That's good. I shouldn't stay here any longer.

I felt like frog being watched by a snake, no, a frog who doesn't know what to do when being found by a snake.

"Then I'll be on my way." I hurried myself and tried to leave, but two words stop me.

"Please wait!"

"I would like to make you some tea as a gratitude for taking me here" Oh sister, I would like to, but I literally can't go in there.

"I'm in a rush so I have to get going."

"But that's…" She's troubled. She probably wants to make me some tea to show her gratitude, but drinking tea here will be dangerous. It's a shame, but I have to refuse.

"My name is Hyoudou Asuka. Everyone around me calls me Asuka. What's your name?" the least I can do is giving her my name. She responds with a smile.

"My name is Asia Argento! Please call me Asia!"

"Then, Sister Asia, let's meet again."

"Yes! Asuka-san, I will definitely come and see you!" Asia bows her head down. I left the place after waving my hands towards her. She watched me until I was out of her sight.

I don't know why, but I think our meeting is fate.

"Kukukuku, so that girl is the one who Dohnaseek failed to kill" a blue haired girl with voluptuous body looks from a window at the retreating form of Asuka. She wears a businesswoman-like attire, only this one barely accommodate her large breasts.

"Yep, one of our priest said that her brother is the one who crush Dohnaseek's skull" a blond girl whose hair is styled into twintails answered. She wears a gothic-lolita style clothes.

"Then Raynare must have failed killing her brother" the blue haired girl grins at that. "No matter, when Twilight Healing belongs to me, I will rise above her and become the supreme fallen angel under Azazel-sama"

Author's note

Not much, just another plot development.

I don't know what to say, alcohol is still in my system.

Anyway, God damn it. I can't think. If any of you hate this fanfic, just tell me. I'm more than welcome to accept it, but I'll probably argue a little.

No omake. The next 3-4 chapter is probably the finale of the arc. The Introduction of Asuka arc. Yes. The entire chapters so far, ignoring, chapter 1-4, Is for Asuka. The next arc is dedicated to Issei himself and the introduction of mythology that I just feel Ichiei Ishibumi waste by ignoring the difference between the mythologies. Really. WASTED.

Issei will side with that myth faction so everyone just stops saying Rias and Sona peerage. Just because his sister/cousin side with the devil faction doesn't mean he will side with them. Remember that he has BAD preception to the three faction as a whole. No, Issei will not side with the angels either.

AND STOP WITH SHIVA. Goddamn it. My pm is littered with 'friendly advise' (more like forcing) me to make Issei sides with him. I know he is the most powerful in LN, but Issei has plenty potential himself. In case you didn't read the title, He will become A TRUE DRAGON GOD EMPEROR. He doesn't need the most powerful comrade, he needs the wisest one, else he become an evil dragon, and this story will turn into one of those DARK!Issei who fuck and kill everybody.